CN101075791A - Current mode resonance inverter - Google Patents

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CN101075791A
CN101075791A CNA2007101368241A CN200710136824A CN101075791A CN 101075791 A CN101075791 A CN 101075791A CN A2007101368241 A CNA2007101368241 A CN A2007101368241A CN 200710136824 A CN200710136824 A CN 200710136824A CN 101075791 A CN101075791 A CN 101075791A
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The invention provides an invertor of low cost for ballast. A current transformer is connected with lamp in series to operate lamp. A first transistor and a second transistor are coupled to switch the resonant circuit. The said current transformer is used for response to the said resonant circuit to generate the contrrol signal. Once the said control signal is higher than a first threshold, the transistor will be turned on. And then, once the said control signal is lower than a second threshold, the transistor will be turned off. Thus, the soft switching of the first transistor and the second transistor can be realized.

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Current mode resonance inverter
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of resonant circuit, particularly relate to a kind of resonance inverter and ballast.
Background technology
Fluorescent lamp is the light source that the most generally uses in the daily life.Improve the efficient of fluorescent lamp and can save the energy in a large number.Therefore, in up-to-date research and development, how of greatest concern is the ballast improvement efficient and the saving electric power of fluorescent lamp if being.
Fig. 1 shows the inverter circuit that routine is used for the resonant circuit that having of circuit of electronic ballast be connected in series.Half-bridge inverter is made up of two switches 10 and 15.These two switches 10 and 15 switching frequencies in expectation, the work period with 50%, (duty cycle) complementally turned on and off.Resonant circuit is made up of inductor 75 and capacitor 70, with operation fluorescent lamp 50.Fluorescent lamp 50 is connected in parallel with capacitor 55.Capacitor 55 is as start-up circuit.In case fluorescent lamp 50 starts, and just switching frequency is controlled to produce required modulating voltage.Utilize controller 5 to produce switching signal S 1And S 2, with difference driving switch 10 and 15.Switch 10 is connected to high voltage source V+.Therefore, controller 5 need comprise the high-end switch driver with connection/shutoff 10, and this can increase the cost of ballast circuit.Another shortcoming of this kind circuit is that the switching loss of switch 10 and 15 is higher.The parasitic device of fluorescent lamp 50 (for example equivalent capacity etc.) is in response to the variations in temperature of fluorescent lamp 50 and service time and change.In addition, the electric capacity of the inductance of inductor 75 and capacitor 70 can change during batch production process.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of inverter circuit cheaply, it can realize soft switch automatically, in order to reduce switching loss and to improve ballast efficient.
The invention provides a kind of inverter circuit that is used for ballast circuit.Lamp is connected with transformer to form resonant circuit.The first transistor and transistor seconds are coupled to described resonant circuit, are used for the described resonant circuit of switch.First control circuit and second control circuit are through being coupled to control the first transistor and transistor seconds respectively.Transformer is used to provide power supply, and produces control signal to first control circuit and second control circuit in response to the switching current of resonant circuit.In case control signal is higher than first threshold, transistor is just connected.In case control signal is lower than second threshold value, transistor just disconnects.Therefore, the first transistor and transistor seconds are carried out soft switch.
Above-mentioned explanation only is the general introduction of technical solution of the present invention, for can clearer understanding technological means of the present invention, and can be implemented according to the content of specification, below with preferred embodiment of the present invention and be described with reference to the accompanying drawings as after.
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Utilize accompanying drawing to provide further understanding of the present invention, accompanying drawing is incorporated in this specification and is constituted wherein a part.The description of drawings embodiments of the invention, and with describing content in order to explain principle of the present invention.
Fig. 1 shows conventional circuit of electronic ballast.
Fig. 2 is the embodiment according to current mode resonance inverter of the present invention.
Fig. 3 to Fig. 6 shows first phase of operation to the, four phase of operation according to current mode resonance inverter of the present invention respectively.
Fig. 7 shows the waveform of current mode resonance inverter according to the present invention in four phase of operation.
Fig. 8 shows the embodiment according to control circuit of the present invention.
Fig. 9 shows the embodiment of single-shot trigger circuit.
Figure 10 shows another embodiment according to current mode resonance inverter of the present invention.
Embodiment
Fig. 2 shows the schematic diagram according to current mode resonance inverter of the present invention.Resonant circuit is made up of capacitor 70 and the inductor 75 that connects that be one another in series, with the lamp 50 of operation as the load of current mode resonance inverter.Resonant circuit produces sine-wave current with operating light 50.The first transistor 20 is through being coupled with the described resonant circuit of switch.The first transistor 20 is by the first switching signal S 1 Control.Transistor seconds 30 is also through being coupled with the described resonant circuit of switch.Transistor seconds 30 is by second switch signal S 2Control.The first winding N of transformer 80 1Connect with lamp 50.Transformer 80 is a current transformer.Therefore, the second winding N of transformer 80 2With tertiary winding N 3Be used for producing the first control signal V in response to the switching current of resonant circuit 1With the second control signal V 2The first control signal V 1Be coupled to the input terminal IN of first control circuit 100 via first resistor 25.The second control signal V 2Be coupled to the input terminal IN of control circuit 200 via resistor 35.Diode 21 is connected in parallel with the first transistor 20.Diode 31 is connected in parallel with transistor seconds 30.First control circuit 100 is in response to the first control signal V 1Waveform and produce the first switching signal S that is used for on/off the first transistor 20 1 Second control circuit 200 is in response to the second control signal V 2Waveform and produce the second switch signal S that is used for on/off transistor seconds 30 2
In case apply electric power to current mode resonance inverter, input voltage V+ just charges to capacitor 65 via the 3rd resistor 45.Capacitor 65 further provides supply voltage V to the power supply terminal VCC of second control circuit 200 CC2When the voltage on the capacitor 65 is higher than the startup threshold value, second control circuit 200 will begin operation.Diode 60 is from the tertiary winding N of transformer 80 3Being coupled to capacitor 65, with when resonant circuit begins switch, further is second control circuit 200 power supplies.Diode 90 and capacitor 95 form and fill pump circuit.Fill pump circuit and be coupled to capacitor 65 so that another supply voltage V to be provided to first control circuit 100 CC1
Fig. 3-Fig. 6 shows the phase of operation of current mode resonance inverter.
Fig. 3 shows the first phase of operation T of current mode resonance inverter 1When transistor seconds 30 is connected, switching current I MThe transformer 80 of will flowing through is to produce the second control signal V 2Simultaneously, via diode 60 capacitor 65 is charged.In case switching current I MReduce and the second control voltage V 2Be lower than the second threshold value V T2, transistor seconds 30 will be disconnected.After this, the circulation of resonant circuit will be connected diode 21.This circulation is to produce via being stored in the energy in the inductor 75.The energy of resonant circuit will be recycled (the second phase of operation T 2).The switching current I of transformer 80 flows through MTo produce the first control signal V 1If the first control signal V 1Be higher than first threshold V T1, first control circuit 100 will be enabled the first switching signal S so 1Connect the first transistor 20.Because diode 21 is connected at the moment, can realize soft switching manipulation (the 3rd phase of operation T so connect transistor 20 3).As switching current I MReduce and the first control voltage V 1Be lower than the second threshold value V T2The time, the first transistor 20 will disconnect.Simultaneously, the circulation of resonant circuit will be connected diode 31 (the 4th phase of operation T 4).Therefore, connect transistor seconds 30 and also can realize soft switching manipulation.
Fig. 7 shows the waveform of current mode resonance inverter in four operational phases, wherein V XRepresent control signal V 1And V 2In case the first control signal V 1Be higher than first threshold V T1, just enable the first switching signal S 1After 1/4th harmonic periods of resonant circuit, in case the first control signal V 1Be lower than the second threshold value V T2, just forbid the first switching signal S 1The resonance frequency f of resonant circuit RBe expressed as follows:
f R = 1 2 π LC - - - ( 1 )
Wherein L is the inductance of inductor 75, and C is the equivalent capacity of lamp 50 and capacitor 70.
In case the second control signal V 2Be higher than first threshold V T1, just enable second switch signal S 2In addition, after 1/4th harmonic periods of resonant circuit, in case the second control signal V 2Be lower than the second threshold value V T2, just forbid second switch signal S 2
Fig. 8 shows the embodiment of control circuit 100 and 200.Comparator 310 is coupled to input terminal IN to detect control signal V X, be used for enabling signal ENB in the output place generation of comparator 310.In case control signal V XBe higher than first threshold V T1, enable signal ENB and just be activated.Enable signal ENB and further be connected to the input of OR-gate 350.The output of single-shot trigger circuit 300 is coupled in another input of OR-gate 350, to receive single triggering signal PLS.The output of OR-gate 350 produces switching signal SX.The input of single-shot trigger circuit 300 is connected to start-up circuit 250 via inverter 280.Two Zener diodes 251 and 252, resistor 254, transistor 255, transistor 256 and resistor 253 form start-up circuits 250, with in response to supply voltage V CCXAnd generation enabling signal P ONZener diode 251 and 252 determines to start threshold value.As supply voltage V CCXBe higher than when starting threshold value, start-up circuit 250 will be enabled enabling signal P ONSimultaneously, enabling signal P ONTo connect transistor 255 so that threshold value is closed in Zener diode 251 short circuits and generation.Closing threshold value is determined by Zener diode 252.Therefore, in case supply voltage V CCXBe lower than and close threshold value, enabling signal P ONJust disabled.Therefore according to single triggering signal PLS with enable signal ENB and produce switching signal S XEnable signal ENB and be connected to inverter 315.Inverter 315 is through connecting with control switch 322.Enable signal ENB and be used for control switch 321.Switch 322 is coupled to comparator 310 and first threshold V T1Enabling signal ENB when disabled, comparator 310 is with control signal V XWith first threshold V T1Compare.Switch 321 is coupled to the comparator 310 and the second threshold value V T2When enabling signal ENB and be activated, comparator 320 is with control signal V XWith the second threshold value V T2Compare.
Fig. 9 shows the embodiment of single-shot trigger circuit 300, and wherein current source 410 and capacitor 430 are determined enabling the cycle of single triggering signal PLS.
Figure 10 shows another embodiment according to current mode resonance inverter of the present invention.Resonant circuit is formed by capacitor 70 and transformer 85, with operating light 50.Transformer 85 comprises the first winding M 1With the second winding M 2The first winding M of transformer 85 1Be connected in series with lamp 50.The second winding M of transformer 85 2Be used to provide supply voltage.Except transformer 85 provided supply voltage, the operation of the current mode resonance inverter that has illustrated among Figure 10 and Fig. 2 was identical.Transformer 85 is the inductors with two windings.Connect resistor 45 from input voltage V+, when current mode resonance inverter is powered, capacitor 65 is being charged.Capacitor 65 is further through connecting so that second source voltage V to be provided to second control circuit 200 CC2When the voltage on the capacitor 65 is higher than the startup threshold value, second control circuit 200 will begin operation.Diode 60 is from the second winding M of transformer 85 2Be coupled to capacitor 65, so that when resonant circuit begins switch, further to second control circuit 200 power supplies.Diode 90 and capacitor 95 form and fill pump circuit.Fill pump circuit and be coupled to capacitor 65, so that the first supply voltage V to be provided to first control circuit 100 CC1
The above, it only is preferred embodiment of the present invention, be not that the present invention is done any pro forma restriction, though the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment, yet be not in order to limit the present invention, those skilled in the art, in not breaking away from the technical solution of the present invention scope, can utilize the structure of above-mentioned announcement and technology contents to make some changes or be modified to the equivalent embodiment of equivalent variations, but every content that does not break away from technical solution of the present invention, according to technical spirit of the present invention to any simple modification that above embodiment did, equivalent variations and modification all still belong in the scope of technical solution of the present invention.

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1. resonant inverter circuit is characterized in that comprising:
Resonant circuit, it is formed by capacitor and inductor, with operating light;
Current transformer, it is coupled to described resonant circuit, to produce control signal in response to the switching current of described resonant circuit;
Control circuit, it comprises first control circuit and second control circuit, is used to respond described control signal and produces switching signal;
The first transistor and transistor seconds, its through coupling responding described switching signal, and then the described resonant circuit of switch;
Capacitor, it is coupled to described current transformer, thinks that described second control circuit produces supply voltage;
Startup resistor, wherein input voltage is described capacitor charging via described startup resistor; And
Fill pump circuit, it is coupled to described capacitor, thinks that described first control circuit provides another supply voltage, and the wherein said pump circuit that fills is operated in response to the switching manipulation of described the first transistor and described transistor seconds.
2. resonant inverter circuit according to claim 1 is characterized in that:
In case described control signal is higher than first threshold, described switching signal just is activated; And in case described control signal is lower than second threshold value, described switching signal is just disabled.
3. resonant inverter circuit according to claim 1 is characterized in that described control circuit comprises:
Comparator, it is coupled to described current transformer enables signal to produce in response to described control signal, and wherein in a single day described control signal is higher than described first threshold, and the described signal of enabling just is activated, and in case described control signal is lower than described second threshold value, described to enable signal just disabled;
Start-up circuit, it to detect described supply voltage, when starting threshold value to be higher than at described supply voltage, produces enabling signal through coupling; And
Single-shot trigger circuit, it is coupled to described start-up circuit producing single triggering signal in response to described enabling signal, and wherein said switching signal is in response to described single triggering signal and describedly enables signal and produce.
4. resonance inverter is characterized in that comprising:
Resonant circuit, it is formed to drive load by capacitor and inductor;
Transformer, it is coupled to described resonant circuit with the switching manipulation in response to described resonant circuit, and produces control signal;
Control circuit, it is through being coupled to produce switching signal in response to described control signal; And
The first transistor and transistor seconds, with the described resonant circuit of switch in response to described switching signal, wherein said transformer so that supply voltage to be provided, is used to produce switching signal through coupling through coupling for it.
5. resonance inverter according to claim 4 is characterized in that:
Described transformer is a current transformer.
6. resonance inverter according to claim 4 is characterized in that also comprising:
Capacitor, it is coupled to described transformer, thinks that described control circuit produces described supply voltage;
Startup resistor, wherein input voltage is described capacitor charging via described startup resistor; And
Fill pump circuit, it is coupled to described capacitor so that another supply voltage to be provided; The wherein said pump circuit that fills is operated in response to the switching manipulation of described the first transistor and described transistor seconds.
7. resonance inverter according to claim 4 is characterized in that:
In case described control signal is higher than first threshold, described switching signal just is activated;
In case described control signal is lower than second threshold value, described switching signal is just disabled.
8. resonance inverter according to claim 4 is characterized in that described control circuit comprises:
Comparator, it is coupled to described transformer enables signal to produce in response to described control signal, and wherein in a single day described control signal is higher than described first threshold, and the described signal of enabling just is activated, and in case described control signal is lower than described second threshold value, described to enable signal just disabled;
Start-up circuit, it to detect described supply voltage, produces enabling signal through coupling when starting threshold value to be higher than at described supply voltage; And
Single-shot trigger circuit, it is coupled to described start-up circuit producing single triggering signal in response to described enabling signal, and wherein said switching signal is in response to described single triggering signal and describedly enables signal and produce.
9. inverter is characterized in that comprising:
Resonant circuit, it is formed by capacitor and inductor, with operating light;
Current transformer, it is coupled to described resonant circuit, to produce control signal in response to the switching current of described resonant circuit;
Control circuit, it is used for producing switching signal in response to described control signal; And
The first transistor and transistor seconds, it is through being coupled to come the described resonant circuit of switch in response to described switching signal; Wherein said transformer provides supply voltage, to be used to produce described switching signal.
10. inverter according to claim 9 is characterized in that also comprising:
Capacitor, it is coupled to described transformer, thinks that control circuit produces described supply voltage;
Startup resistor, wherein input voltage is described capacitor charging via described startup resistor; And
Fill pump circuit, it is coupled to described capacitor so that another supply voltage to be provided; The wherein said pump circuit that fills is operated in response to the switching manipulation of described the first transistor and described transistor seconds.
11. inverter according to claim 9 is characterized in that:
In case described control signal is higher than first threshold, described switching signal just is activated; And in case described control signal is lower than second threshold value, described switching signal is just disabled.
12. inverter according to claim 9 is characterized in that described control circuit comprises:
Comparator, it is coupled to described current transformer enables signal to produce in response to described control signal, and wherein in a single day described control signal is higher than described first threshold, and the described signal of enabling just is activated, and in case described control signal is lower than described second threshold value, described to enable signal just disabled;
Start-up circuit, it to detect described supply voltage, produces enabling signal through coupling when starting threshold value to be higher than at described supply voltage; And
Single-shot trigger circuit, it is coupled to described start-up circuit producing single triggering signal in response to described enabling signal, and wherein said switching signal is in response to described single triggering signal and describedly enables signal and produce.
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